Yes, Hidden Falls is upriver of Lilydale and the no wake zone at Watergate Marina. It is just downriver of the Ford Dam.
I believe people have been launching out of Hidden Falls, I don’t know about Lilydale.
Hidden Falls can be tricky with current and an eddy right at the ramp, but this time of year your shouldn’t have too many issues.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>crappie55369 wrote:</div>
what’s you’re secret mike?Pretty sure it also involves me showing him the spot two years ago. And then him showing it to everyone else.
No one has showed me the “spot” yet. Pretty sure I would qualify for the group “everyone else”
When we going?
I will be heading out to Hidden Falls Sunday anyone have any recent reports on ramp conditions?
I will be heading out to Hidden Falls Sunday anyone have any recent reports on ramp conditions?
Evan – I went down on Wednesday and the ramp was cleaner than the previous pictures of it in this thread but still a narrow path. I’d think it may have melted down more with his thaw but it would be a good choice to bring a spud bar and shovel in case it needs to be opened up more.
Just checked out Lillydale. Ramp still iced in. 
-J.
Just checked out Lillydale. Ramp still iced in.
-J.
But at least the tacos and tamales were delicious!!!
Thanks for the heads up! I’ll let everyone know how the ramp looks sunday.
494 still had one ramp open today. Parking lot was filling up. Might be a good idea to chisel open the other have or there will be some lines for getting boats in amd out.
Bite was a little slow today but fish like this one helped make up for it. Nice 29″ for Arnie.
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Nice one Arnie. Now you need to get Gary back out in the boat.
My wife and I went down yesterday and fished from shore for a couple hours. Pretty sketchy walking around the big ice slabs on shore, but it wasn’t hard to find fishable spots. That said, we never had a bite. I did talk to one guy who said he found the fish in 30 fow.
Nice one there, Arnie!
J
Hidden falls is still one ramp but 494 looked really close to having two ramps open after leaving there tonight.
Heard the river was pretty busy over the weekend. I only made it out for a while Sunday afternoon. Bite was a little slow again for us but still caught a few walleyes. Pulling crank baits and draggin jigs found our fish.
How did everyone else do? Any reports from the confluence? Have not made it that far yet.
I was out Sunday for mid day tried a few different spots with no luck so I went and hit the confluence for a couple hours pulled 6 all 14″-20″ nothing big. Several boats there bite was slow but guys were getting a few fish.
Never fished Pool 2 before but planning to head out Wednesday afternoon. Reading the threads above, I assume the confluence you are referring to is MN & Miss Rivers. What is the best ramp to use to hit this area? Fort Snelling?
I’m guessing that Lilydale is still frozen up but that Hidden Falls is open.
answered my own question. gonna use 494 tomorrow.
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